Basketball Preview: Greater Vision Academy Lions vs. Combine Academy Global Goats
The Greater Vision Academy Lions are on the road again on Monday to play the Combine Academy Global Goats at 6:30 p.m.
Greater Vision Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Mount Zion Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Greater Vision Academy was outmatched by Mount Zion Christian Academy on the road and fell 81-39.
While Combine Academy Global didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 49-40 win over Berean Baptist Academy on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Goats.
Combine Academy Global's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sterling Bohn, who went 8 for 12 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Xavier Eddington, who went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points.
Combine Academy Global was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Greater Vision Academy dropped their record down to 0-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Combine Academy Global, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
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